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The Queen's Knight Defense (also known as the Nimzowitsch Queen Pawn Defence, Bogoljubov–Mikenas Defense, or Lundin Defense) is a chess opening defined by the moves: 1. d4 Nc6. Unless the game transposes to another opening, the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings code for the Queen's Knight Defense is A40.
The most common Queen's Pawn Game openings are: The London System, 2.Bf4 or 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4; ... Nc6 is the Queen's Knight Defense (or Mikenas Defense): ...
Mikenas Variation of the Modern Benoni – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.e5 – named after Vladas Mikėnas [95] Miles Variation of the Queen's Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 – named after Tony Miles [10]
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation: 1. c4 Nf6 2. ... Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening: 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 ... Mikenas Defense ...
A15 1.c4 Nf6 (Anglo-Indian Defense) A16 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 (Queen’s Knight Variation of the Anglo-Indian Defense) A17 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 (Hedgehog System of the Queen’s Knight Variation of the Anglo-Indian Defense) A18 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 (Mikenas–Carls Variation) A19 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5 (Sicilian Variation of the Mikenas-Carls Variation)
This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the centre of the board at an early stage with pawns. [1] Black's intent is to block or otherwise restrain White's central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn centre by well-timed pawn advances ...
The Black Knights' Tango (also known as the Mexican Defense, Two Knights' Tango or Kevitz–Trajkovic Defense) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6. This position can also be reached by transposition, for example 1.c4 Nf6, 1.d4 Nc6, or 1.c4 Nc6.
Queen's Pawn Game The London System is an opening system in chess where White opens with 1.d4 and develops the dark-squared bishop to f4, then supports the d4-pawn with pawns on e3 and c3. The other bishop is developed to d3 (or occasionally e2) and the knights typically to f3 and d2.